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Basket Case by Green Day

Guitar tab submitted by: paddypeanut
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Performed by:Green Day
Composers: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Wright, Michael Pritchard

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Artist-Greenday
Song-Basketcase
Tuning-EADGBe
Tabbed by-Paddypeanut

intro/verse 1
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9999999---------6666666-----------------9999999-999999999999-------
D-9999999-9999999-6666666-6666666-7777777-9999999-999999999999------- x2(p.m)
A-7777777-9999999-4444444-6666666-7777777-7777777-777777777777-------
E---------7777777---------4444444-5555555----------------------------
  
(do you have the time to listen to me whine...)

e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-----------------9999999999999--- x2(p.m)
D-7777777-9999999-9999999999999---
A-7777777-9999999-7777777777777---
E-5555555-7777777-----------------

(some times i give my self the creeps...)

e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-----------------9-9-7-7-6-666666 x1
D-7777777-9999999-9-9-7-7-6-666666
A-7777777-9999999-7-7-5-5-4-444444
E-5555555-7777777-----------------
  ....... .......
(i think i'm cracking up...)

e-----------------          e------------------
B-----------------          B------------------
G----------------- x1       G-9-9-----6-6-4-4-- x2
D-7777777-9999999-          D-9-9-9-9-6-6-4-4--
A-7777777-9999999-          A-7-7-9-9-4-4-2-2--
E-5555555-7777777-          E-----7-7----------

verse 2
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-2222222---------6666666-----------------9999999-999999999999-------
D-2222222-9999999-6666666-6666666-7777777-9999999-999999999999------- x2
A-0000000-9999999-4444444-6666666-7777777-7777777-777777777777-------
E---------7777777---------4444444-5555555----------------------------

e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-----------------9999999999999--- x2(p.m)
D-7777777-9999999-9999999999999---
A-7777777-9999999-7777777777777---
E-5555555-7777777-----------------

(some times i give my self the creeps...)

e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-----------------9-9-7-7-6-666666 x1
D-7777777-9999999-9-9-7-7-6-666666
A-7777777-9999999-7-7-5-5-4-444444
E-5555555-7777777-----------------
  ....... .......
(i think i'm cracking up...)

e-----------------          e------------------
B-----------------          B------------------
G----------------- x1       G-9-9-----6-6-4-4-- x4
D-7777777-9999999-          D-9-9-9-9-6-6-4-4--
A-7777777-9999999-          A-7-7-9-9-4-4-2-2--
E-5555555-7777777-          E-----7-7----------


e-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G----------------------------------- x1
D-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-
A-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-
E-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-

bridge(no lyrics)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-2222222---------6666666-----------------9999999-999999999999-------
D-2222222-9999999-6666666-6666666-7777777-9999999-999999999999------- x2
A-0000000-9999999-4444444-6666666-7777777-7777777-777777777777-------
E---------7777777---------4444444-5555555----------------------------



e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-----------------9999999999999--- x2(p.m)
D-7777777-9999999-9999999999999---
A-7777777-9999999-7777777777777---
E-5555555-7777777-----------------

(some times i give my self the creeps...)

e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-----------------9-9-7-7-6-666666 x1
D-7777777-9999999-9-9-7-7-6-666666
A-7777777-9999999-7-7-5-5-4-444444
E-5555555-7777777-----------------
  ....... .......
(i think i'm cracking up...)

e-----------------         
B-----------------          
G----------------- x1       
D-7777777-9999999-          
E-5555555-7777777-          

Outro

e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------9---------------- x3
D-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6--7-7-7-7--6---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
A-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6--7-7-7-7--6---7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
E-4-4--5-5-5-5--4-4--5-5-5-5--4-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--


e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------9-------------4--
D-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6--7-7-7-7--6---9-9-----7--2--4--
A-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6--7-7-7-7--6---7-9-----7--2--2--
E-4-4--5-5-5-5--4-4--5-5-5-5--4-----7-----5--0-----

well thats it all...this tab is 100%

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Comments on this version of the 'Basket Case' guitar tab

wilson2010wilson2010Unknown Date
you need to note in the palm-mutes where they're needed.and correct the bridge. other than that it's pretty good.
irelandgreendayirelandgreendayUnknown Date
try the intro like this





e--------------------


b--------------------then continue wat


g--8888888-----------you done


d--8888888-8888888---


a--6666666-8888888---


e----------6666666---





I think thats the right way..


other wise good tab.. 5 stars
irelandgreendayirelandgreendayUnknown Date
sorry i messed up.. i meant:





e------------------


b------------------


g-8888888----------


d-8888888-8888888--


a-6666666-8888888--


e---------6666666--
mindfreak45mindfreak45Unknown Date
alright u dont have to tune down just play a tab down.


ex:9 8


9=8


7 6
planethollywood99planethollywood99Unknown Date
I'm not sure about the second verse but the bridge is definitely wrong. It should be...(and forget the strum pattern)





3:----6-----9---


4:2-9-6-6-7-9-9-


5:2-9-4-6-7-7-9-


6:0-7---4-5---7-





Part from that good job
AndrewR88AndrewR88Unknown Date
In about 3 parts of this at the end should be like this. part is in ()





e--------------------------------------------------------------------


B--------------------------------------------------------------------


G-9999999---------6666666-----------------9999999--------------------


D-9999999-9999999-6666666-6666666-7777777-9999999-(999999999999)-------


A-7777777-9999999-4444444-6666666-7777777-7777777-(999999999999)-------


E---------7777777---------4444444-5555555---------(777777777777)-------
AndrewR88AndrewR88Unknown Date
In about 3 parts of this at the end should be like this. part is in ()





e--------------------------------------------------------------------


B--------------------------------------------------------------------


G-9999999---------6666666-----------------9999999--------------------


D-9999999-9999999-6666666-6666666-7777777-9999999-(999999999999)-------


A-7777777-9999999-4444444-6666666-7777777-7777777-(999999999999)-------


E---------7777777---------4444444-5555555---------(777777777777)-------
sportzfan298sportzfan298Unknown Date
Your Corrections


when u switch to 755 itsfirst on the second string over than to the string u wrote e--------------------------------------------------------------------


B--------------------------------------------------------------------


G-9999999---------6666666-----------------9999999--------------------


D-9999999-9999999-6666666-6666666-7777777-9999999-(999999999999)-------


A-7777777-9999999-4444444-6666666-7777777-7777777-(999999999999)-------


E---------7777777---------4444444-5555555---------(777777777777)-------

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